Massacre at Laverton (2)

Date: 11 Sep 1910
Place: Laverton (2)
Event type: massacre
Direct violence: Yes
Newspaper articles attribute this massacre to ongoing 'inter-tribal' fights that had been occurring for several years around Laverton (see Laverton Massacre 1908) between who they described as the 'Laverton natives' and the 'Darlot Natives' (Laverton and Beria Mercury, September 24, 1910, p 3; Clarence and Richmond Examiner, September 22, 1910, p 6).
Notes:
CorroborationRating: ***
LanguageGroup: Wongai
Victims: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander People
VictimsDead: 11

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  • Massacre at Laverton (2)
    11 Sep 1910 — Laverton (2) — massacre
    Newspaper articles attribute this massacre to ongoing 'inter-tribal' fights that had been occurring for several years around Laverton (see Laverton Massacre 1908) between who they described as the 'Laverton natives' and the 'Darlot Natives' (Laverton and Beria Mercury, September 24, 1910, p 3; Clarence and Richmond Examiner, September 22, 1910, p 6).
    Source: 'The Massacre of Aborigines,' Laverton and Beria Mercury, September 24, 1910, p 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/203551976/22573788; 'The Native massacre,' Clarence and Richmond Examiner, September 22, 1910, p 6 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/61528019/5428156